28 Days Later - A lesson in Horror.

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2007)

The brilliantly directed Danny Boyle film '28 Days Later' started as a little known film circulating cinemas across the country. Through word of mouth and the critically acclaimed director Danny Boyle the film started to get the recognition it deserved. The mixture of superb cinematography and unique camera angles give this horror film an 'arty' edge which in my opinion put's this horror film a cut above most others. Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's (Author of 'The Beach' and 'The Tesseract') adaptation of the rage filled zombie's is also a welcome relief from our stereotypical brain dead, gormless zombie's that appear in films such as 'Resident Evil' and 'Land of the Dead, with the horror being generated from a mass epidemic spreading across a country and maybe the world. The acting within the film is well thought out (with some exceptions) with clever casting of Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Brendan Gleeson all with staring roles and all have gone on to other big Hollywood movies, the only down side is the acting of Brendan Gleesons daughter who's acting can only be described as terrible. Overall the breath of fresh air that '28 Days Later' brought to the zombie/horror sub genre was almost a rejuvenation for zombie films. The mix of clever directing and sheer terror seen throughout the film makes it without doubt my favourite horror film, above titles such as "The Shining', 'Halloween'' and 'The Exorcist'. This could be to do with the fact that i am English and have enjoyed all of Danny Boyle's previous film, but all the same this is a film i would fully advice anyone to see.